they have yeasted vegan doughnuts on the weekends! they even have vegan custard to fill them or jelly if that is your thing. we tried a a few. we loved the chocolate stars with custard. here is info, pics and stuff - go now:

I have had way too many horrible donuts and service from Pebbles. I cannot believe that is our only option. We do have wonderful food choicess but our donut game is powerfully lame. Carmichael on the weekends is our best guess, apparently.

I have had way too many horrible donuts and service from Pebbles. I cannot believe that is our only option. We do have wonderful food choicess but our donut game is powerfully lame. Carmichael on the weekends is our best guess, apparently.

i had a fritter from pebbles years ago - it was not good in anyway. i remember WF oakland had jelly filled for a minute but again - they were not really good. the doughnuts from fd&d - legit. plus it has that doughnut shop feel.

if anyone does make it down on the weekends El Papagayo is down the street from fd&d - they have a really good vegan mexican menu. bonus is they have a chip/salsa bar. the pineapple salsa is really good!

I have had way too many horrible donuts and service from Pebbles. I cannot believe that is our only option. We do have wonderful food choicess but our donut game is powerfully lame. Carmichael on the weekends is our best guess, apparently.

i had a fritter from pebbles years ago - it was not good in anyway. i remember WF oakland had jelly filled for a minute but again - they were not really good. the doughnuts from fd&d - legit. plus it has that doughnut shop feel.

Oh, I'm not disputing that fact at all! They've got a monopoly (inexplicably) and have had one for several years, but if they don't step it up someone is going to come in and exploit the hell out of that niche.

I'm glad to know those other donuts are an option! Sadly they're a bit too far for car-less me, but good to know if I ever find myself in that area on a weekend. I've heard good things about El Papagayo, too, I'll have to check them out next time I'm up in that area.

Thank you so much for posting this!!! I was in the area on Sunday & stopped by. I got there about 90 minutes before closing, but they still had vegan doughnuts. I got the chocolate glazed with pb filling & a regular glazed. So much deliciousness! Also, huge thumbs up on El Papagayo!!

I picked some up on the way to Tahoe last weekend and they were delicious! They had just started cooking the vegan ones and were nice enough to ask which kind I wanted and moved those up the to-do list. And yes, staff is super nice. I wish it was closer to the Bay Area.